About Gene Crumling
Lived 1922 – 2012 (aged 89). Gene Crumling was an American baseball player.
Eugene Leon Crumling (April 5, 1922 – February 11, 2012) was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1945 season. Listed at , 180 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
Crumling was one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the majors during World War II. He joined the Cardinals late in the 1945 season, as part of a catching tandem that included Ken O'Dea, Del Rice and Walker Cooper. He posted a .083 batting average in six games.
He also played for eight Minor league teams from 1941 through 1952, hitting a .236 average in 895 games.
Besides this, he managed for three seasons in the Interstate League (1948, 1951) and the Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (1952).
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Who was Gene Crumling?
American baseball player
When was Gene Crumling born?
Gene Crumling was born on 5 April 1922 in Wrightsville.
When did Gene Crumling die?
Gene Crumling died on 11 February 2012 in Yorkana.
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Gene Crumling was a baseball player.
What nationality was Gene Crumling?
Gene Crumling was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gene Crumling. https://biography.guide/gene-crumling/
MLA: "Gene Crumling." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gene-crumling/.
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